Garment pocket construction



Dec. 19, 19-50 BERMAN 2,534,335

GARMENT POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 18, 1950 Lou/s ,BEBMHM Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

The present invention relates to garments and more particularly to coats and other torso-covering clothing.

The principal object of this invention is to provide garments of the character mentioned, with novel and improved pocket constructions at special positions, so that if a coat for instance embodying this invention were made for a child, he could carry his school books in such pockets.

Another object hereof is to provide a novel and improved garment of the type set forth, having pockets whose mouths are not readily discernable.

A further object hereof is to provide novel and improved garments having the features described, which are easy to make and practical for the uses intended.

Other objects and advantages will become ap parent as this disclosure proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Fig. 1 shows a boys coat embodying the teachings of this invention. The garment is shown spread out as if on a table so that what is Viewable is the outer surface thereof. The garment here illustrated is of jacket length and the pockets hereinafter spoken of, are preferably across waistline.

Fig. 2 is a section taken at lines 2-2 in Fig. 1, shown fragmentarily in perspective.

Fig. 3 shows a piece of cloth which is used in this embodiment to make the pockets.

Fig. 4 shows the inner surface of the spread out coat of Fig. 1, without the usual lining.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing how the pocket material of Fig. 3 is first associated with the garment proper.

Fig. 6 is also a similar view, showing the pockets completed.

In the drawings, the garment shown is made as usual of a number of lengthwise panels, as for instance the back member l5 and the front members l6 and ll, of such dimension and seamed together so that the seam lines I 8 and 59 are along the sides of the wearer. From below the arm holes 28 and 2|, to a little above the bottom edge of the garment, these panels are not seamed together, so as to provide slit-like openings 22 and 23 along the lines of these seam lines respectively.

A rectangular piece of cloth 24 is long enough to extend from the edges I6 and I! of the front members, around the lower region of the garment, and of sufflcient width so that when bent in half, it will overlap and completely cover the openings 22 and 23. 0n the inside surface of the garment, this piece of cloth 24 is laid out unfolded, so that its lower half does overlap and completely cover the openings 22 and 23, and such lower half of piece 24 is provided with slitopenings 23 and 23, which register with the openings 22 and 23 respectively.

By stitchings 2i" and 23', or in any other known fashion, the respective edges of the registering slits are secured together respectively, to provide the pocket openings 21 and 28. The upper half of the cloth piece 24 is then folded over the lower half, and all meeting edges are stitched together as at 29, 33 and 3|. The stitch lines 30 and 3! may be those made in coat body manufacture, but the seam along 29 should be only through the material of piece 24. It is evident that a side opening pocket 32 is thus formed lying behind the front panel l6, and a similar pocket 33 behind the front panel l1, and the flat sleeve 34 behind the back pane1 l5. With dimensions made to suit, books may be carried in the compartments mentioned.

' If desired, there need be no pocket 33 by omitting that portion of the iece 24 which is to the right of line A in Fig. 3, or else, there need be no pocket 32 by omitting that portion of piece 24 which is to the left of line B in Fig. 3. Also, sleeve 34 may be omitted, by either having seam lines through the two plies of the piece 24 along the lines C and D, or the material of piece 24 omitted between such lines.

The lining (not shown) of the coat, will of course cover the cloth piece 24. The openings 21 and. 23 may remain as slit openin s, or if desired may be provided with suitable closure means as for in tance the zippers 35 and 36 respectively.

lhis invention is capable of numero s fo ms and various ap lications without de arting from the essential features herein disclosed. It is therefore intended and desired that the embodiments set forth herein shall be deemed illustrative and not restrictive and that the patent shall cover all patentable noveltv herein set forth: reference being had to the following claims rather than to the specific description herein to indicate the scone of this invention.

I claim:

1. A torso-coverin garment having slits which are lengthwise of the garment along the lines where each front portion of the garment meets the back portion of the garment and a fabric member positioned on the interior surface of the garment and extending at least across said slits and folded over on itself to form two plies thereof; the ply thereof contacting the interior surface of the garment, having two slits set in register respectively with the slits in the garment; corresponding edges of each registered pair of slits, being secured and the marginal edges of said plies, being secured to each other at least between the slits in said member.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein said plies extend acros at least one front portion ofthe garment; the marginal edges of said plies which lie on the front portion of the garment, being secured to each other.

3. A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein said plies extend across both front portions of the garment; the marginal edges of said plies lying across the front of thegarment, being secured to each other and the marginal edges of said plies lying lengthwise of the front of the garment, being respectively secured to the free longitudinal marginal edges of the front portions of the garment.

-4.- A garment as defined in claim 1 wherein the back and frontmportions thereof are sepa- 'rate parts-seamed lengthwise together; each of the seam lines being open in part to provide the slits respectively.

5. A torso-covering garment having a pair of slits which are lengthwise of the garment and a fabric member positioned on the interior surface of the garment and extending at least across said slits and folded over on itself to form two plies thereof; the ply thereof contacting the interior surface of the garment, having two slits set in register respectively with the slits in the garment; corresponding edges of each-registering pair of slits being secured, and the marginal edges of the plies aforesaid, being secured to each other at least between the slits in said member,

LOUIS BERMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,365,904 Forsyth Jan. 18, 1921 2,150,251 Shanhouse Mar. 14, 1939 

